St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
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DOings of the prison InspectorS-sA
Possible election Contest.

The state prison inspectors concluded
their meeting yesterday, full board being
present, Inspector Liberty Hall having ar
rived from his home at Glencoe the previous
evening. The regular routine business OF
the monthly meeting was gone through with,
which consists chiefly of auditing piils and
examining into prison accounts and manage
ment. Considerable conversation was had
regarding prison affairs, past and present,
and a number of convicts who desired To see
and converse with the board were granted
the privilege. A meeting OF the build
ing committee followed. OF which
the warden is eX-officio chairman and the
prison clerk secretary. Arrangements were
made for the construction Of suitable sewer
us soon as the stage of water in the lake viii
permit, and for connecting archway be-
tween the new cell room and old. Other
necessary repairs were also discussed. Inc
construction of Il solitary ward to contain
some twenty one cells was also talked of, and
the architect directed to prepare plans for
the same, when the board adjourned.
Through the ignorance or design of those
who printed some OF the tickets used at
Tuesdays election some little trouble is likely
to arise. Eighteen of the ballots cast in the
first precinct of the Second ward, cast for W.
II. Per Lee for school director, were printed in
blue-black ink contrary to law, which says
they shall be printed in b lack, The mixed
tickets cast for him were not so headed. and
competent legal authorities claim that therein
F. H. Ewing, the only regular nominee,
for the two years term in that ward, was
seen, but di d not state whether he intended
to contest or not. The actual majority for
Mr.. Per Lee upon the face of the returns is
IL. If the Is blue-black ballots are thrown
out by the court Mr.. Ewing will have ma
jority. If the ballots cast for Mr.. Per Lee
and not headed mixed tickets are thrown out
Mr.. Per Lee would have none to his credit.
Further developments depend upon the
action of Mr.. Ewing.
The city council met in regular session on
Tuesday evening and transacted large
amount of routine business. The returns
from the several precincts were canvasSed
and certificates ordered to be issued to the
school directors who received the largest
number of votes. Among the important
ordinances passed was one restraining ami
mails from running at large within the city
limits.
Col. Wilcox and wife, assisted by local tai
ent, will present the drama, Leon Maxwell"
tonight, Friday and Saturday evenings at the
Grand opera house, for the benefit of the
soldiers monument fund. The parties en-
gagged in its rendition have been in rehearsal
for couple Of weeks, and will be assisted by
file of soldiers from Company X.
The bids for the city advertising and for
job printing were both lower as offered by
the Gazette Printing company, on Tuesday
evening, than those Of the other city papers
| and the contracts for the same were awarded
them. They were also, by resolution. made
the official paper of the city.
A card from Judge ]. G. Nethaway, now in
Cooperstown n. Y, states that he will leave
that pout for Saltwater about the middle of
the week, his father, who was seriously i'll,
having become considerably better.
The Crusaders Total Abstinence society, of
| this city, have elected James Goodman, John
O'Shaughnessy and J. j. Walsh as delegates
| to attend their state convention at st. Paul,
| June 16 next.
| The Gun club had its regular shoot yester-
| day afternoon for the club cup and badge
| and for the new Anderson badge. There was
a good attendance, and some good shooting
was done.
| Charles Donahue. a prominent business
| maa of New Richmond, Wis, is visiting his
| brother-in-law, Postmaster Mccarthy.
DR.. Alex Stone, Of ST. Paul. accompanied
| by his father, visited Saltwater yesterday.
| Ed O'Brieu, of the Irish Standard, Mime
| apois, was in the city Yesterday.